1. Articles 52 and 53 shall not preclude any of the following:

(a) the exchange of information between competent authorities in the same Member State in the discharge of their supervisory functions;

(b) the exchange of information between competent authorities in different Member States in the discharge of their supervisory functions;

(c) the exchange of information, in the discharge of their supervisory functions, between competent authorities and any of the following which are situated in the same Member State:

(i) authorities responsible for the supervision of financial sector entities and other financial organisations and the authorities responsible for the supervision of financial markets;

(ii) authorities or bodies charged with responsibility for maintaining the stability of the financial system in Member States through the use of macro-prudential rules;

(iii) bodies involved in the winding up of a pension scheme and in other similar procedures;

(iv) reorganisation bodies or authorities aiming at protecting the stability of the financial system;